Different projects I've attempted

A piece I made after the class with Alysn Midgelow Marsden  with our Textile Group
Sept 2016 

Alysn Teaching at workshop working with Angelina

This is the starting point of a 12 x 12 challenge "DOORS" 

I made different components these are door features

more components  for door arch made
with stencil gesso on heavy duty vilene

more components

the components coming together just painted with gold & copper

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I did a online class with Tremendous Stitching this is a piece I dye painted, stamped, stenciled the added organza butterflies in variety of colours and stitched them down on piece
Think it came together well
Was pleased with results

Another w/shop done at our textile group  with Ailie Snow
We made journal  covers
The finished result of one I made

The finished piece of "DOORS"
was over the moon with how it turned out

Pineapple paper piecing just one block done 

Made using face swabs
I used gesso over stencils then dropped diluted water colour paints and acrylic paint to add colour
I sealed them with Modge podge
They were mounted on black felt then stitched onto hessian background

Workshop with Marilyn Hunt from our Textile group Layer Paint stitch in April 2016
I was super pleased with the results of this piece
I have not framed it as yet awaiting a ceramic windmill to be stitched in wee blank space

We did a w/shop with Lynne Rowe at our textile group
Different colour of organza fibres were layered, stitched, then using a soldering iron
made holes along feather line and also neatened the edge
TO MUCH embellishments hehe!!!
I do so love BLING
Love results
It was mounted on gold,then black felt leaving a small border and framed on very subtle green background   

A w/shop with Claire trying my hand at needle felting in top of piece

Another workshop with Margherita Allen from our Textile Group
"Cutting Edge Textiles"

I haven't posted for a while but decided to get some pictures posted

This piece was made using a soldering iron to burn synthetic fabrics

I used quite a few different colour organza and other sheer fabrics and beads with  other embellishments  When the peacock was completed I mounted it on a piece of black felt and then stitched it to a very light green background and mounted this on a canvas  

This was felted experiment 

This piece was made as a challenge for our Textile group 

This piece was done at an encaustic workshop really enjoyed this technique

this piece was made at our textile group using cane which I stitched fabric around 

Both these piece are still work in progress I cannot decided which piece to keep maybe need to re do background maybe to busy 

Trip to Waihi

George an I took a drive to Waihi on Sat 1 Nov to have a look at a camper van. On our drive home we stopped at the Owharoa Falls and Karangahake Gorge

                                                       OWHAROA FALLS

George

Ellen

KARANGAHAKE GORGE 

Ellen

Crossing the bridge

Relic - Rusty wheel from Gold mining 

foundations from years ago

George 

 River taken from bridge

Old photo of Gold mine

My Studio is ready for action

George (hubby) and I have had a fabulous shed built. I have been waiting for a while to have a place to call my own where I can experiment with various craft techniques and sew, paint, create ....

My Studio from different view points    Just love this space 

Ann and I share the space

My station

Lots of space

View from door looking in

Some of my quilts 

Looking out from back

Books and magazines galore

more books

Some more of my work

From another viewpoint

Various Workshops and Wellington visit.

Oct 2014       WOW!! so much happening of late.

Finally got in a trip to Wellington NZ. The visit was short but we really enjoyed our few days break.
We made contact with friends we met 10 years ago when we arrived here in NZ>
It was awesome and they invited us to stay over. We enjoyed our stay.
Took heaps of photos

Cathy's cat she is a beauty cutie posed well for the photo

Guest room we slept in 

Window art Frank Loyd Wright

Kapati Coast NZ

Kapati Island  NZ west coast

Kapati Coast Think this photo will be an ideal subject for my 12 x 12 challenge
"The Sea" 

Our Trip home took us by Lake Taupo and got to put my feet in water eeek!!!! water was cold
As usual MtRuapehau and MtTongariro were covered in clouds Had I used my camera on trip down to Wellington I would have got photos of them without clouds (Pity I didn't maybe next time)

Ouch them pebbles hurt my softie feet hehe!!!

Lake Taupo is too beautiful 

Mountains in distance cover by clouds

More pictures of  lake and surrounds

Tourist  boat in distance

Lake Taupo

Waters edge photo taken from town

I did a thread painting w/shop (Beach Scene) with Sonya Prchal. 20-09-2014.
 Arranged by WP&Q's Guild.  We did the class at Gordonton Hall.
We first traced the design on cotton fabric and then painted the various areas. When this dried we did thread painting with our machines in free motion stitching.  After some hiccups with  using metallic thread I managed to get the work done without the thread shredding and breaking.  I was pleasantly surprised how well it went and even managed to finish my piece.

My Thread painted beach scene 

A gift to my friends who we stayed with in Wellington. They were over the moon with it as they had another picture which matched also a beach scene.


Our textile group "Cutting Edge Textiles" is headed by Margherita Allan
We have been meeting for almost 4 years these workshops have been very informative and I've learnt many craft techniques.

Our Textile group did an Encaustic  Wax workshop with Deb Hinde

This workshop was very well supported and was such fun. I managed to do 5 samples and also managed to get many photos.              

Wax w/shop station

Samples of Deb's work

Deb Hinde and Margherita Allan

Workshop in session

Deb introducing us to encaustic wax painting

My first attempt at wax art

Used a serviette

Another of my wax works of art hehe!!!

Got this picture from a newsprint and it worked well

Silk Dyeing w/shop 

A Cutting Edge Textile workshop
 on 27-09-2014 Our groups silk dyeing class with Yanny Split.
This was interesting. I managed to make some vibrant samples The colours were gorgeous.
I'm planning to use them when I do a challenge in a few weeks time. I found this w/shop so relaxing and enjoyed the day

    

Shibori 

Fabric twisted from centre and secured with elastic bands
 then dyed in differnt colours

Fabric folded then corners
dyed  

Folded  Fabric secured
with stitches

Marbles and Ping Pong balls secured with elastic bands
dyed with different coulours

Fabric pinched and secured with gem clips then dyed

Fabric just scrunched up in a circle in a
container then dyes dripped on with paint brush

Folded triangular fold and corners dyed

Folded and clamped with bull dog clips
& corners dyed in different colours

Shibori dyeing - fabric tied around cylinder and then pushed up into creases then dyed in a light colour first then  a darker colour the results are fantastic

 I went to the Hamilton Lake while I was waiting for George to finish his appointment at hospital

Wooden sculpture at lake

Hamilton Lake